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Elections in Northern Cyprus
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| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
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Turkish Cypriots elect a president and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The House of Representatives (Temsilciler Meclisi) has 50 members, elected for a five year term by mitigated proportional representation. Northern Cyprus has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.
However the presidency, the parliament and any other authority in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is unrecognized and it is just de facto because they are authorities of an unrecognized state; the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. International community recognize Northern Cyprus as land of Republic of Cyprus, since it was captured by the Turkish invasion in 1974 (See Cyprus dispute)
Presidential elections in TRNC take place every 5 years. In the elections in order to secure outright victory a candidate has to have at least 50% of the votes. Otherwise the candidates that receive the two highest votes will go to second round voting one week later and the winner becomes the president.
The Assembly of the Republic of Northern Cyprus is elected for a five year term by mitigated proportional representation. A party must cross the election threshold (5% of the total vote) to get any seats in parliament. The TRNC parliament is composed of 50 MPs, chosen from five electoral districts, Nicosia, Famagusta, Kyrenia, Guzelyurt and Iskele.
In the TRNC parliamentary elections, voters vote for individual candidates. There are two ways of voting.
- One can either vote for a party, which in effect means is voting for every MP candidate from that party in that elections district once. The voter can further prioritize the MPs in this kind of voting.
- Or alternatively one may not choose a party but would vote for different MP candidates from different parties. In this kind of mixed voting, a person can not choose more than the number of MPs from that district.
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| Candidates and nominating parties | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Ali Talat - Republican Turkish Party (Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi) | 55.8 | |
| Dervis Eroglu - National Unity Party (Ulusal Birlik Partisi) | 22.8 | |
| Mustafa Arabacioglu - Democratic Party (Demokrat Partisi) | 13.3 | |
| Nuri Çevikel - New Party | 4.8 | |
| Zeki Besiktepeli | 1.7 | |
| Hüseyin Angolemli - Communal Liberation Party (Toplumcu Kurtuluş Partisi) | 1.1 | |
| Total (turnout 69.6 %) | ||
| Source: Adam Carr Website | ||
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Turkish Party (Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi) | 44.5 | 25 | |
| National Unity Party (Ulusal Birlik Partisi) | 31.7 | 16 | |
| Democratic Party (Demokrat Partisi) | 13.5 | 5 | |
| Peace and Democracy Movement (Barış ve Demokrasi Hareketi) | 5.8 | 1 | |
| Communal Liberation Party (Toplumcu Kurtuluş Partisi) | 2.4 | - | |
| New Party (Yeni Parti) | 1.6 | - | |
| Independents | 3 | ||
| Total (turnout 80.8 %) | 50 | ||
| Source: TurkishPress.com. The results include the two new MPs elected during intermediate elections held in 2006-filling two vacancies opened when MPs Mehmet Ali Talat became president and Salih Miroglu passed away. | |||
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| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus parliamentary elections |
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| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus referendums |
| 2004 |
| Date: | Candidates: | Party Affiliation: | % Vote: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 April 2000 |
Mustafa Akıncı Mehmet A. Talat Arif Hasan T. Desem Dr. Derviş Eroğlu Ayhan Kaymak Rauf R. Denktas Sener Levent Turgut Afsaroglu |
TKP CTP YBH UBP Independent Independent Independent Independent |
%11.70 %10.03 %2.60 %30.14 %0.38 %43.67 %0.92 %0.56 |
1- Number of registered voters: 126675 2-Participation Rate: %81.02 3-Dr. Derviş Eroğlu and Rauf R. Denktas was to run for the second round, but Dr. Derviş Eroğlu had forfeited so second round did not toke place |
| 15 Feb 1995 |
1- 1st round of 1995presidential elections. | |||
| 22 April 1995 |
1- 2nd round of 1995 presidential elections. | |||
| 22 April 1990 |
1- 1st round of 1990 presidential elections. | |||
| 09 June 1985 |
1- 1st round of 1985 presidential elections. | |||
| 28 June 1981 |
1- 1st round of 1981 presidential elections. |
| Date: | Parties: | % Votes: | Seats: | +/- | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 2005 |
CTP - Cumhuriyetçi Turk Partisi UBP - Ulusal Birlik Partisi DP - Demokrat Parti BDH - Baris ve Demokrasi Hareketi TKP - Toplumcu Kurtuluş Partisi YP - New Party MAP - Milli Adalet Partisi |
%44.5 %31.7 %13.5 %5.8 %2.4 %1.6 %0.5 |
24 19 6 1 - - - |
+5 +1 -1 -5 - - - |
1- (+/-) - Difference in seats from 2003 election. |
| 14 Dec 2003 |
CTP - Cumhuriyetçi Turk Partisi UBP - Ulusal Birlik Partisi BDH - Baris ve Demokrasi Hareketi DP - Demokrat Parti |
% 35.18 % 32.93 % 13.14% %12.93 |
19 18 6 7 |
1- TKP entered the elections under the list of BDH. | |
| 6 Dec 1998 |
UBP - Ulusal Birlik Partisi DP - Demokrat Parti TKP - Toplumcu Kurtuluş Partisi CTP - Cumhuriyetçi Turk Partisi Others |
%40.4 %22.6 %15.4 %13.4 % 8.2 |
24 13 7 6 - |
1- Others includes UDP, BP, YBH | |
| 12 Dec 1993 |
UBP - Ulusal Birlik Partisi DP - Demokrat Parti CTP - Cumhuriyetçi Turk Partisi TKP - Toplumcu Kurtuluş Partisi Others (YKP, MMP, BEP) |
%29.8 %29.2 %24.2 %13.3 % 5.2 |
17 15 13 5 - |
1-Early General Elections 2- Others includes YKP, MMP, BEP |
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| 13 Oct 1991 |
UBP - Ulusal Birlik Partisi Free Democratic Party (HDP) Others (YKP) |
%67.1 %13.9 %19 |
11 1 - |
1- Interim elections done to fill the seats of 12 MPs who had resigned. 2- CTP and TKP boycotted the election. 3-Others include SDP, MAP, BEP, YDP |
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| 06 May 1990 |
UBP - Ulusal Birlik Partisi Democratic Struggle Party (DMP) Others (YKP) |
%54.7 %44.5 %0.8 |
17 15 - |
1- DMP is an election alliance party for CTP, TKP, YDP. | |
| 23 Jun 1985 |
UBP - Ulusal Birlik Partisi CTP - Cumhuriyetçi Turk Partisi TKP - Toplumcu Kurtuluş Partisi YDP - Yeni Dogus Partisi (YDP) Others |
%36.7 %21.4 %15.8 %8.8 %17.3 |
24 12 10 4 - |
Others include TAP, SDP, DHP |